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The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies (McGraw-Hill Trader's Edge Series)

By: Jeffrey Owen Katz Donna McCormick
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
ISBN: 0070580995
ISBN-13: 9780070580992
Released: 01 Mar 2000
RRP: £36.99
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Customer Reviews

This is a software manual - not recommended - By: Bjorn AH, 08 Sep 2007
I would not recommend this book unless you want to buy the software from the authors which costs 59+55+40$ (three pieces of software). I feel this book is a manual for the software with 'endless' examples of strategy results but there is little detail on how to calculate this on your own unless you buy the software.

Statistical & methodology discussion in this book is very brief & not mathematical at alll (usuallly no formula given for concepts used) - you will need to buy another book to understand how the statistics used are calculated.
A Technical read exploring different system strategies - By: francishunt@hotmail.com, 14 Dec 2001
Each chapter explores a certain trade entry system varying from simple moving average crossover strategies to trading on the back of sunspot activity or lunar cycles.

Each strategy is tested against a random entry system on a specified data period. Debunking supposed value in many trend following systems once slippage is taken into account.

An interesting study that a worthy mathematician/statistician has conducted, with some practical concepts.

The author cross tests systems on tradestation & his own personallly written programs, the book includes a lot of hard code for these systems (also available for purchase).

The author was moderately helpful when I contacted them by email & bought data & system code but that has gone to waste with limited support thereafter.

Overalll impression is that the book is well thought & written but a bit heavy on the quant side for sum people.

The author conducts statistics studies for ME (Chonic fatigue syndrome) & I was left with the impression that the author makes his money through his stats & authoring competence over any great success in practicallly system trading in the real world...